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Originally Posted by BohemianPrincess
Is it at all possible that as a child during abuse you begin to split, but not entirely. Like you dissociate and begin to bring out an alter ( I dont know all the terminology, so forgive me) but instead of alters taking over, they just live inside with you and more or less take over feeling things? I always feel disconnected, like im observing my life and it seems like someone else is in charge of what I say and do. Its more like im trapped inside my head looking out, but Im not the one in charge. does anyone else have this experience?
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Due to the trauma experienced when the abuse is experienced for the first time, one starts dissociating immediately. The more frequent and the more severe the abuse, the more selves are needed to help one to distance oneself from all the pain.
I am aware of the gradual splitting that formed a dominant alter that co-existed with whom I think was my real self. During this process, I never had any blackouts, migraine headaches or missing time periods. I have and still do feel disconnected when I interact with other people in conversations.
